PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

NOTE 3 — PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

    Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2023		2022
Prepaid expenses	$	1,788	$	2,174
Restricted cash	4,688		9,375
Derivative asset, net - current (Note 9)	—		10,463
Upstream pipe	4,278		978
Deposits and other current assets	5,197		365
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	15,951	$	23,355

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 represents cash held in escrow under the terms of the purchase and sale agreement for the acquisition of certain natural gas assets in the Haynesville Shale. See Note 4, Property, Plant and Equipment, for further information.